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Methodist Episcopal. Home address: Western College, Oxford, O.
SELLERS, DAMON H., Educator; born, New Burlington, Clinton Co., Ohio, Dec. 4, 1878; son of (Rev.) O. M. Sellers and Flora Elizabeth (Haydock) Sellers: edu- cated: Ohio Wesleyan and Columbia Col- leges. College degrees: B. A .; M. A. Married, Mary Elizabeth Frink, Sept. 20, 1905. Prin. of high school, Kings Creek, Champaign Co .; Supt. Salem Twp., for 2 yrs .; Prin. high school, Covington, Ohio, and Marysville, Ohio, 1904-1914; Co. Supt. at Union Co., Ohio, 1914-1918. Socs. and clubs: Central Ohio Schoolmasters' Club; State and National Teachers' Assn .; Giange. M. E. Church. Home address: 412 W. 6th St., Marysville, O.
SELOVER, LOLA HORD, Educator; born. Tiffin. O., Oct. 26. 1859; daughter of John K. Hord and Eleanor (Spooner) Hord; educated: Cleveland public schools; Cleve- land Female Seminary. Married, Corne- lius S. Selover. May 26. 1878. Instructor in Parliamentary law; State Parliamen- tarian, Ohio Fed. Women's Clubs, 1915- Socs. and clubs: (Pres. 5 yrs.) Cleveland Sorosis: Woman's Club (officer 7 yrs.); (Treas. and Vice Pres.) Ohio Fed. Won- en's Clubs; (Treas.) Cleveland Sorosis, 4 yrs. Episcopalian. Home address: 1958 East 71st St .. Cleveland. O.
SELZER, EUGENE REINHOLD, Pharma- cist; born, Cleveland. O., Dec. 15. 1863; son of Henry Selzer and Aurora (Schel- lentrager) Selzer; . educated: Cleveland public schools; Sandusky high schools; Cleveland Sch. of Pharmacy. College de- grees: Pharmaceutical Chemist. Married, Jennie M. Richardson, Sept. 12, 18SS.
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Pres. Northern Ohio Druggists' Assn., 3 yrs .; Pres. The Gleim & Selzer Drug Co .; Pres. Ohio State Pharm. Assn .; Trustee Cleveland Schs. of Pharmacy, 15 yrs. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Bodies; K. of P .; Academy of Medicine (Ph. Secy.); Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. Pres- byterian Church, Euclid Ave., Cleveland, O. Home address: 1600 East 117th St., Cleveland, O.
SEMANS, HARRY MERRICK, Coll. Dean; born, Delaware, O., Oct. 1, 1867; son of William Oliver Semans and Abigail (Mer- rick) Semans; educated: Ohio Wesleyan Univ .; New York College of Dentistry. College degrees: B. A .; M. A .; D. D. S. Married, Besse Merrick, Oct. 8, 1901. Student Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1885-1890; traveled throughout United States and Canada in connection with lecture bu- reau work, 1890-1894; studied dentistry, Philadelphia, Pa., 1894-1895; same, New York, 1895-1897; practiced dentistry, Co-
lumbus, O., 1897-1915; Instr. dental de- partment Ohio Med. Univ., 1898-1902: Supt. clinic and Instr. dental technic, 1902-1906; dean and Prof. operative den- tistry, Starling Med. Coll., Dept. Dentistry, 1906-1914; dean and Prof. operative den- tistry, Coll. Dentistry, Ohio State Univ., 1914 -; writer number papers for dental societies. Socs. and clubs: (Pres., 1902) Columbus Dental Soc .; (Pres., 1915-1916)
American Institute Dental Teachers; Phi Kappa Psi; Psi Omega (Dental) ; Alpha Mu Pi Omega (Med.); 32d degree Mason; Athletic Club (Columbus); Sons Am. Rev .; Rotary Club; Nat. Dental Soc .; Northern Ohio Dental Soc .; Ohio State Dental Soc. Congregationalist. Home
address: Grand View Heights, Columbus, Ohio.
SENEY, GEORGE E., Attorney; born, To- ledo, Ohio. 1879; son of Judge Joshua R. Seney and Julia (Rice) Seney; educated: Toledo high school; Manual Training Sch .; College Arts & Sciences; Univ. of Mich .; Univ. of Toledo; College Law Ohio State I'niv. College degrees: A. M .; LL. B. Married, Adah B. Kuhltheau, 1907. Prac- ticing attorney-at-law, Toledo, O., 1915 --. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Order, Shriner, K. T., 32d degree; Delta Tau Delta Frat .; Bar Assn .; Commerce Club. Congrega- tionalist. Home address: 2278 Ashland Ave., Toledo, O.
SENHAUSER, NORMAN W., Merchant; born, New Philadelphia, Dec. 30, 1858; son of Gustavus Senhauser and Margaret (Willi) Senhauser; educated: Pub. Schs. of New Philadelphia, O. Married, Alice Parr, March 10, 1882; 2nd, Martha Wehrle, Jan. 26, 1897. Merchant in New Philadel- phia. 35 yrs .: Pres. and Dir. Merchants State Bank since Aug. 5, 1911; Pres. Sen- hauser Clothing Co., with stores in Zanes- ville, Dover and New Philadelphia; mem- ber of Board of Education; Dir. of Public Service of New Philadelphia, 1910-1911. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Lodge, Chapter and Council; Treas. I. O. O. F .; K. of P .; M. W. A. First Reformed Church. Home address: 426 W. High St., New Phila- delphia, O.
SEVERANCE, JOHN LONG, Pres. Colonial Salt Co .; born, Cleveland, O., May 8, 1864; son of Louis H. Severance and Fannie B. (Benedict) Severance; educated: public schools, Cleveland, O .; Oberlin Coll. (class 1885). Married, Elizabeth Huntington De- Witt, Nov. 3, 1891. Entered employ Standard Oil Co., Cleveland, O., 1885; be- came Secy. and Treas. Cleveland Linseed Oil Co .. 1892; assisted in organizing and forming Am. Linseed Co., into which former company was merged, 1899; later
organized and became Pres. The Colonial Salt Co., Cleveland, O., 1901 -; assisted in organizing and became Secy. and Treas. number yrs. Linde Air Products Co., Cleveland, O .; Dir. First Nat. Bank, Cleveland; Cleveland Trust Co .; Colonial Crayon Co .; Nat. Carbon Co. Socs. and clubs: Union, Country, Mayfield. Yacht, University, Rowfant Clubs of Cleveland; University, Automobile Club of America, New York Yacht Club of New York. Home address: Cleveland, O.
SEYMOUR, AUGUSTUS THEODORE, At- torney; born, Nebraska City, Neb .; son of Theodore Holly Seymour and Elizabeth (Barribod) Seymour; educated: Oberlin Coll .; Ohio State Univ. Law Sch. Mar- ried, Evalyn Owans, June 5, 1902. Mem- ber of the firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease; Asst. prosecuting attorney of Franklin Co., Ohio; later, prosecuting at- torney of Franklin Co., Ohio. Socs. and clubs: Beta Theta Pi; O. A. O .; Columbus Club; Athletic Club; Columbus Country Club; Scioto Country Club. First Con- gregational. Home address: 141 Parkwood Ave., Columbus, O.
SEYMOUR, BURRITT BELA, Banker; born, East Plymouth. O .. Feb. 5, 1856; son of Leverett Seymour and Nancy (Gillett) Seymour; educated: public schools of Ashtabula, O. Married, Mary Greer, Feb. 11. 1890, who died in 1906. Clerked in dry goods store after leaving school; post- office clerk in Ashtabula at time of Lake Shore bridge disaster, 1876; lumber busi- ness, Manistee, Mich .; in banking busi- ness 3 yrs., at Bellingham, Wash .; re- moved to Ashtabula and engaged in the banking business; organized Nast Bank of Ashtabula and Pres. of same since 1911; first Supt. of Banks in Ohio; ap- pointed by Gov. Harris, organized the de- partment and served, July, 1908, to July, 1910. Socs. and clubs: Chamber of Com- merce of Ashtabula and Chamber of Com- merce of Cleveland, O. Episcopal Church. Home address: Ashtabula, O.
SEYMOUR, CHARLES, Inventor-Draughts- man; born, Northampton, Fulton Co., N. Y., Nov. 1, 1838; son of Harmon Seymour and Jerusha (Moorehouse) Seymour: edu- cated: common schools; Union College, Schenectady, N. Y. Married, Emma J. Phelps, Jan. 14, 1873. Learned the ma- chinist trade in the New York Central Ry. shops in Schenectady, N. Y .; he was constantly experimenting and in his boy- hood produced several valuable inventions, especially in planers and other tools made by machinists; in 1867 he went to Olympia, Washington Territory, and established a general jobbing and machine business: in 1875, he. returned East and located in De- fiance as Supt. of the Defiance Machine Works, and in 1887 assumed the position of designer and draughtsman; in 1894, 1898 and 1900, he visited different parts of Eu- rope; for many years he was a contribu- tor to scientific journals; his thoughtful articles attained wide attention; he was the first to write upon the properties of rotating and revolving bodies from a me- chanical and practical standpoint and his conclusions brought him the commenda- tory notice of the Franklin Inst .; Vice Pres. of the Defiance Home Savings & Loan Assn., member of the first board of directors and serving ever since. Socs. and clubs: Defiance Commandery, Knights Templars. Grace Episcopal Ch. Demo- crat. Home address: 627 Jefferson Ave., Defiance, Ohio.
SHAFER, WILLIAM C., Merchant; born, Hamilton, Ohio. July 20, 1871; son of Theodore H. Shafer and Barbara (Steiger)
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Shafer; educated: Hamilton public schools. Married, Eva Wilbee Walker. March 7, 1914. Has always been connected in plumbing, heating, electrical and general construction work; Pres. and Treas. The John L. Walker Co .; Secy. and Treas. The Hamilton Construction Co. Socs. and clubs: Hamilton Lodge, No. 17, I. O. O. F .; life member of Hamilton Lodge, No. 93; B. P. O. E .; member of Hamilton Commandery, No. 41, Knights Templars. First M. E. Church, Hamilton, O. Home address: 231 N. Seventh St., Hamilton, Ohio.
SHAFFER, KATHERINE BOGGS (Mrs. J,
F. Shaffer), editor; born, Zanesville, O., May 4, 1854; daughter of William Boggs and Susan (Lawrence) Boggs; educated: Shepherdson Coll., Granville, O., 1878 (B. A.); Wittenberg Coll., Springfield, O. (M. A.); Ohio Wes. Univ., 1899 (Ph. D.). Mar- ried, J. F. Shaffer. D. D., July 3. 1884. Gen. Secy. Woman's Home and Foreign Miss. Soc., Dec., 1899, to Dec., 1913. Edi- tor, Lutheran Woman's Work, January. 1908 --; editor. Lutheran Missionary
Journal, 1899-1908. Member Evangelical Lutheran General Synod. Pres. of Chil- dren's Home of Delaware, Ohio, over 16 yrs .; active in local and state charity work. Home address: 459 N. Sandusky, Delaware, O.
SHANKLAND, SHERWOOD DODGE, Edu- cator; born, Willoughby, O., April 6, 1874; son of Sherwood Whitmore Shankland and Martha Josephine (Kelsey) Shank- land; educated: Willoughby high school; Adelbert College; Columbia Univ. College degrees: A. B., 1894. Married, Ethel A. Haskell, July 12, 1904. Supt. of Willough- by public schools, 1896-1909; member Lake Co. Bd. of Sch. Exams .. 1897-1906; Rep. Lake Co., Ohio, General Assembly, 1906- 1911; Pres. Northeastern Ohio Teachers' Assn., 1912-1913; Trustee Ohio State Nor- mal Sch. at Kent, 1915 -; Supt. The Andrews Inst. for Girls, Willoughby, Ohio, 1909- Socs. and clubs: Delta Tau Delta, College Frat .; Willoughby Lodge, F. & A. M .; Lake Erie Consistory, Cleve- land; Eagle Commandery, Knights Tem- plar, Painesville, O .; Willoughby Lodge, K. of P .; Pres. Old Nineteenth Dist., Gar- field Club, 1906-1907. Methodist Episcopal Church. Republican. Delegate to vari- ous State, District and County Conven- tions: member County and District Re- publican Committees; Commissioner-Boy Scouts of America. Home address: Wil- loughby, Ohio.
SHANLEY, EMMET BAXTER, Physician; born, New Cumberland, W. Va., Dec. 25, 1874; son of William Perry Shanley and Mary Elizabeth (Baxter) Shanley; edu- cated: West Va., State Univ .; Starling Med. Coll., now Ohio State Univ. College degrees: M. D .. 1898. Married, Mary K. Mendel, Dec. 19, 1900. Engaged in prac- tice medicine and surgery, New Philadel- phia, O., 1901 -; surgeon American Sheet Steel Co., 1911 -; Northern Ohio Traction and Light Co .. 1911 -. Socs. and clubs: (ex-Pres.) Tuscarawas County Med. Soc .; (ex-Pres.) Seventh Councillor Dist. Ohio State Med. Soc .; fellow Amer- ican Med. Assn .; Union Country Club: Mason; Odd Fellow. Home address: 205 North Broadway, New Philadelphia, O.
SHARP, C, F., Educator: Sunt. of Schools, Lockland, Ohio. Home address: Lockland, Ohio.
SHARP, CHARLES CUTLER, Engineer; born, near Sugar Grove, O., Feb. 10, 1861; son of William Sharp and Ellen (Cutler) Sharp; educated:
Sugar Grove public
schools; Ohio State Univ. College degrees: C. E., 1888. Married, April, 1894. Asst. Engr., Scioto Valley Ry., 1888-1889; Asst. Engr., Columbus & Hocking Coal & Iron Co., 1889-1891; Co. Surveyor, Fairfield Co., O., 1891-1892; Chief Engr., Columbus & Hocking Coal & Iron Co., 1891-1894; Supt. Mines, Sunday Creck Coal Co., 1894-1900; Supt. Boomer Coal and Coke Co., 1900- 1903; Pres. and Mgr., Raven Coal & Coke Co., 1900-1906; Pres., Ganley Co., 1903- 1906; Pres., Bank of Ganley, 1906-1909; Mgr., Cardiff Coal Co., 1906-1908; Mgr., M. B. Coal & Coke Co., 1908-1909; Secy. and Treas., East Mill Coal Co., 1912 --; Mgr., Secy. and Treas., Northern Mining & Fucl Co .. 1914 -. Socs. and clubs: Mem. A. A. A. S .; ex-Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs .; Masons; Elks. Presbyte- rian Church. Home address: Nelsonville, Ohio.
SHARP, MARY EMMA, College Professor; born. Greensburg, Pa., June 4, 1882; daugh- ter of Joseph Jonathan Sharp and Mar- garet Eliza (McClaren) Sharp; educated : Morning Sun (Ohio) public schools; West- minster Coll. (Penn.); Univ. Chicago; Co- lumbia Univ. College degrees: A. B .; A. M. Taught Westminster Coll., 1902-1903; New Wilmington public schools, 1903-1904; Prof. Greek and French, Amity College, College Springs, Ia., 1904-1905; attended Univ. Chicago, 1905-1906; head modern language department, Muskingum Coll., New Concord, O., 1906 -; studied under (late) Dr. Thiergen, and Prof. Hahne
Madchen-Schule), Dresden, Germany, summer of 1910. Socs. and clubs: Maids and Matrons Club (New Concord, O.); Assn. Mod. Lang. Teachers' of Central West and South; Y. W. C. A. United Presbyterian. Home address: New Con- cord, Ohio.
SHARTS, JOSEPH WILLIAM, Attorney; born, Hamilton, O., Sept. 14, 1875; son of Joseph William Sharts and Saralı Belle (Ealy) Sharts; educated: Dayton public schools; Central high school; Har- vard Coll. College degrees: B. A. Mar- ried, Ruth Helfenstein, July 7, 1915. Ad- mitted to Ohio bar, 1899; also member of bars of Dist. Columbia and California; en- gaged in practice law, Dayton, O., 1899 --. Author: Ezra Caine; Romance of a Rogue: The Hills of Freedom; The Vintage; The Black Sheep; The King Who Came. Cor- poral in Co. "G," 1st Regt. Ohio Inf., U. S. Vols., War with Spain. Socs. and clubs: Harvard Club (Dayton); Mystic Lodge, No. 405, F. & A. M .; Liscum Camp, Spanish War Veterans; Mil. Order Ser- pent; Local Dayton Socialist Party. Home address: 905 Creighton Ave., Dayton, O.
SHATTUCK, ALBERTO CALVIN, Attor- ney; born, Plainfield, Mass., Dec. 22, 1852; son of Alberto Calvin Shattuck and Floril- la Dianora (Warner) Shattuck; educated: Geauga Sem., Chester X Roads, Ohio: Oberlin Acad .; Oberlin Coll .; Cincinnati Law Sch. College degrees: A. B., Ober- lin Coll .. 1878: LL. B .. Cincinnati Law Sch., 1880. Married, Louise (Moore) Bailey, Nov. 27. 1884, who died March 20, 1909; 2nd, Edith Cole Fargo, July 12, 1911. Attorney-at-law in Cincinnati, O., since 1880; judge of the Superior Court of Cin- cinnati, O., from Jan. 1, 1908, to Jan. 1, 1912. Socs. and clubs: I. O. O. F .; F. & A. M .; Hanselman Commandery, No. 16. 32d degree A. A. S. Rite, Mystic Shrine; Sons of the Revolution; Young Men's Blaine Club; Business Men's Club; Cin- cinnati Automobile Club; Trustee Lincoln Inst., Lincoln Ridge, Ky. Congregation- alist. Has been active in Y. M. C. A. Federation of Churches. Registrar Miami Congregational Assn .; Treas. Cincinnati
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Congregational Union; was elected Pres. of the Ohio Soc. of Sons of the American Rev., Feb., 1917. Home address: 4007 Floral Ave .. Station H, Cincinnati, O.
SHATTUCK, WILLARD IDE, Clergyman; born, Wheelock, Vt., Jan. 9, 1872; son of Ferdinand S. Shattuck and Emma (Bishop) Shattuck; educated: St. Johnsbury Acad .; Boston Univ .; College of Liberal Arts; Boston Univ. Sch. of Theol. College de- grees: A. B .; S. T. B. Married, Emma D. Morse, July 23, 1896. Minister, New Eng- land Conf., 1900-1911; Northeast Ohio Conf. Assoc. minister, Epworth Memorial Ch. Methodist Episcopal Church. Home ad- dress: 1801 E. 65th St., Cleveland, O.
SHATZEL, JOHN EDWARD, Attorney; born, Upper Sandusky. O., Feb. 1, 1869; son of John Shatzel and Elizabeth (Kat- zenmeyer) Shatzel; educated; North Bal- timore public schools; Northern Ohio Univ., Ada, O. College degrees: Bachelor of Law. Married, Martha A. Halfhill, April 18, 1898. Began teaching school at 17; became teller Peoples Banking Co., North Baltimore, at 19; purchased and editor North Baltimore Times, at 22; be- gan reading law with Judge Frank A. Baldwin, Bowling Green, O., at 24; ad- mitted to practice, at 26; opened law office in Bowling Green, at 27 years, 1896 -; mayor Bowling Green, one term; referee in bankruptcy, two terms, 1908-1912: ap- pointed member Board of Trustees of The Bowling Green State Normal Coll., by Gov. F. B. Willis, Feb., 1915, and is Secy. of said Board. Socs. and clubs: B. P. O. E .; Bowling Green Lodge, No. 818. K. of P .; Kenneth Lodge, Bowling Green; Bowling Green Commercial Club; Pres. Wood Co. Chautauqua Assn., for past 3 yrs. Presbyterian. Republican. Home address: 127 N. Maple St., Bowling Green, Ohio.
SHAUCK, JOHN ALLEN, Judge; born, Richland Co., O., March 26, 1841; son of Elah Shauck and Barbara (Halderman) Shauck; educated: Otterbein Univ .; Univ. Mich. College degrees: A. B .. 1866: A. M., 1869; LL. B., 1867; LL. D., 1897. Mar- ried, Ada May Phillips, June 1, 1876. Practiced law, Dayton, O., 1869-1885; judge Circuit Court, 1885-1895; Assoc. justice, Supreme Court, Ohio, Feb. 9, 1895- (chief justice, 1906-1907 and 1913). Lec- turer, Supreme Court Practice, 1898-1900: Prof. law, Ohio State Univ., 1900 -. Re- publican. Home address: Columbus, O. SHAW, JAMES, Manufacturer; born, Glas- gow, Scotland; son of James Shaw and Agnes (Smith) Shaw; educated: public schools of Springfield, O. Married, Myrtle A. Williams, Dec. 24, 1891. Millwright and carpenter; studied architectural de- signing in night school; entered salt man- ufacturing in 1893; councilman-at-large, Akron. O., 1912-1913; member Planning Commission, Akron, O. Socs. and clubs: Masons; Masonic Club; Burns Club; Cham- ber of Commerce. Presbyterian Church. Home address: 224 Grand Ave., Akron, O. SHAW, JOHN CHARLES, Clergyman; born, near Sidney, O .. Dec. 5, 1858; son of Thom- as Shaw and Nancy (McDonald) Shaw; educated: public schools, Shelby Co., O .; Ohio Wes. Univ .; Drew Theol. Seminary. College degrees: A. B .; A. M .; B. D. Mar- ried, Metta L. Mattison, Dec. 27, 1888. Has served as a pastor in Methodist Epis- copal Churches continuously since 1886; Trustee Ohio Wes. Univ .; member West Ohio Conference M. E. Church. Socs. and clubs: Mason. Home address: Eaton. Ohio.
SHAW, JOHN TAYLOR, Teacher; born, New Bedford, Mass., Feb. 28, 1854; son of
David Shaw and Mary Bailey (Taylor) Shaw; educated: Mowry and Goff's Eng- lish and Classical high school; Providence high school; Brown Univ .; Andover Theol. Sem., 1882. College degrees: A. B., 1876, Brown Univ .; A. M., 1879, Brown Univ. Married, Sophia Mygatt Hine, Aug. 19, 1884. Prin. high school New Milford, Conn., 1876-1879; Prin. Preparatory Dept., Yankton College, S. Dak., 1883-1887; Prof. of Latin. Yankton College, 1883-1891; Assoc. Prof. of Latin, Oberlin Acad., 1891- 1916; Prin. Oberlin Acad., 1914-16; Assoc. Prof. of Latin, Oberlin College, 1916 to date. Socs. and clubs: Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Theta Pi. Congregational Church. Ordained to ministry in 1885. Home ad- dress: 227 S. Professor St., Oberlin, O.
SHAW, L. C., Educator; Co. Supt. of Schs., Coshocton Co. Home address: Coshocton, Ohio.
SHAW, RUTLEDGE KENNETH, Journal- ist; born. Boydtown, Va .. Dec. 29, 1878; son of David E. Shaw and Jennie (King) Shaw; educated: public schools of Mans- field; College of Wooster. College degrees: Doctor of Philosophy. Married, Florence Van Wagener, Jan. 25, 1910. Editor and publisher of The London Times since 1905. Socs. and clubs: Mason; I. O. O. F .: Re- bekahs. Presbyterian. Home address: 43 Elm St., London, O.
SHAW, TELLIS TRIMBLE, Attorney; born, near West Rushville, Fairfield Co., O., Jan. 18, 1868; son John W. Shaw and Eliz- abeth (Reese) Shaw; educated: common country schools; Ohio Wesleyan Univ .; Ohio State Univ. Married, Minnie Ger- trude Sutphen, Nov. 14, 1899. Practiced since 1891; probate judge of Defiance Co., 6 yrs .; city solicitor of Defiance, 6 yrs .; elected member Democratic State Central Com., 1916. Socs. and clubs: B. P. O. E .; Defiance Commandery, Knights Tem- plar; Zenobia Shrine. Trustee First Pres- byterian Church. Democrat. Home ad- dress: 203 Jefferson Ave .. Defiance, O.
SHAW, WALTER FREEMAN, Educator; born, Cardington, O., Feb. 29, 1884; S011 of Frank Shaw and Jeanette (Welch) Shaw; educated: Cardington high school (1900); Ohio Wes. Univ. (Delaware, O.). College degrees: A. B., 1905: A. M., 1910; Grad. student, Univ. of Chicago. Married, Mary Lucina Shultz, June 19, 1907. High school teacher English, Bowling Green, Ohio, 19,05-6; high school Prin., Bowling Green, O., 1906-11; Supt. schools, Bowling Green. O., 1911-15; high school Inspect- or, Bowling Green Normal Sch., 1915- Socs. and clubs: Phi Delta Theta; K. P .; Modern Woodmen; Mason. Methodist. Home address: 125 N. Grove St., Bowling Green, O.
SHAWAN, JACOB ALBRIGHT, Educator; born, Wapakoneta, O., June 16, 1850; son of John Nicholas Shawan and Margaret (Foster) Shawan; educated: country schools, Champaign Co., O .; Urbana (O.) high school; Oberlin College. College de- grees: A. B .; A. M. Married, Jennie Koch Holmes, Dec. 22. 1881. Supt. schools, St. Marys, Ohio, 1880-1883; Mt. Vernon, Ohio, 1883-1889; Columbus, O., 1889-1916. Socs. and clubs: Chamber Commerce; Rotary Club; Masons; Knights Pythias. Metho- dist Episcopal. Home address: 1122 Bry- den Road. Columbus. O.
SHAYLOR, CLYDE LUCIEN, Attorney; born, Ashtabula, O., Aug. 22, 1889: son of William Shaylor and Anna (Phillips) Shaylor; educated: Ashtabula township schools; Ashtabula high school; Univ. of Michigan. Married, Mary Woodworth, Aug. 14, 1912. Admitted to Ohio bar in
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1911; practicing attorney of Ashtabula, O., 1911 --: city solicitor of Ashtabula, O., 1914-1915; was youngest solicitor in state at time. Socs. and clubs: Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows; Moose; Eagles. Presbyterian Church. Special counsel for the City of Ashtabula in the Ashtabula Gas Co. vs. the City of Ashta- bula. before the Public Utilities Commn. of Ohio, being the pioneer case on the question of rates before said commission. Home address: Ashtabula, O.
SHEARER, JOHN H., Publisher; born, Marysville, Ohio, July 3, 1870; son of John H. Shearer and Joan Abigail (Carson)
Shearer; educated: Marysville public
schools. Married, Lucia C. Daniels, Feb.
19, 1896. Publisher, Daily and Weekly Tribune, which was conducted for many years by his father, deceased. Socs. and clubs: Masons. Congregational Church.
Home address: 718 West Seventh St., Marysville, Ohio.
SHEATSLEY, JACOB, Clergyman-Author; born, Paris. Ohio, June 20, 1859; son of John Frederick Sheatsley and Dorothy S. (Auwaerter) Sheatsley; educated: public schools; State Normal, Terre Haute, Ind .; Capital Univ., Columbus, O. College de- grees: S. T. B., Chicago, 1898; A. M. ( Hon.), Columbus, 1901. Married, Amanda Conrad, Oct. 26, 1887. Ordained in Luth- eran ministry, 1887; pastor, Canaan, Ohio, 1887-1890; Delaware, O., 1890-1907; Colum- bus, O., 1907 -. Author: The Teachers' Guide, 1907; The Primary Teacher, 1907; The Holy Service. 1897: To My Sunday School Teachers, 1902; The Teachers' An- nual (S Vols.). 1896-1903; Luther's Mar- riage Ring, 1904; Old Testament History for Sunday Schools, 1910; Sermons on the Eisenach Gospels, 1915. Editor: Lutheran Standard. 1915 --. Home address: 1778 East Main St., Columbus, O.
SHEETS, JOHN M., Attorney; born, Put- nam Co., O .. May 26, 1854; son of John Sheets and Mahalath (Saunders) Sheets; educated: Baldwin Univ .: Univ. Michigan. College degrees: B. S .; LL. B. Married, Mary E. Scott, March 22, 1882. Admitted to bar, 1881; judge Court Common Pleas, 1894-1899; attorney general, 1900-1904; ac- tively engaged in practice law. Columbus, O., 1904 ----. Socs. and clubs. Masonic Order. Home address: Columbus, O.
SHELDON, CHARLES EDWARD, Manu- facturer; born, Fitchburg, Mass., Jan. 18, 1850; son of Samuel D. Sheldon and Au- gusta S. (Smith) Sheldon; educated: Fitchburg, Mass. Married, Ruth Louise Gifford, Nov. 17, 1870. Engaged with Whitman & Barnes Mfg. Co., since Sept. 1, 1867. Started as office boy, and at present is chairman of the company. Socs. and clubs: Portage Country Club; Akron City Club; Congress Lake Club. of Canton; 32d degree Mason; Noble of Mystic Shrine. Episcopal Church. Home address: 89 Fir St., Akron, O.
SHELTON, F. M., Educator; Supt. of Schs., Elyria, O. Home address: Elyria, Ohio. SHEPFER, WILLIAM HENRY, Clergyman; born, Ragersville, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, Oct. 22, 1870; son of Samuel Shepfer and Mary (Travis) Shepfer; educated: Ragers- ville public schools; Scio College; Chicago Lutheran Sem .; Defiance College. College degrees: A. B .; A. M. Married, Mary Ida Steiner, Sept. 17, 1893. Taught school in Tuscarawas Co., 3 yrs .; pastor of Luth- eran Church, Newberry, Ind., 11/2 yrs .; Fultonham, O., 7% yrs .; Elida, O., 21/2 yrs .; removed to Defiance in Feb. 1, 1912, and as pastor of Zion's English Lutheran Church. Well known lecturer on educa-
tional and theological themes. Independ- ent Democrat. Home address: 1012 Har- rison Ave., Defiance, O.
SHEPHERD, BARTLETT CARLTON, At- torney; born, Painesville, O., June 9, 1878; 'son of George H. Shepherd and Ella (Bartlett) Shepherd; educated: Palnes- vllle (Ohio) high school; Adelbert College, Western Reserve Univ. and Law School of same. College degrees: A. B .. 1900; LL. B., 1903. Married, Mabel H. Hanson, June 30, 1903. Engaged in practice of law, Painesville, O., 1903 --; was city solici- tor, Painesville, O .; referee in bankruptcy, Lake, Geauga and Portage counties, Feb. 1, 1907 ---. Socs. and clubs: Mason; K. T .; Elk: Delta Tau Delta; University Club (Cleveland). Republican. Protes- tant Episcopal. Home address: 115 Wat- son St .. Painesville. O.
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